Re: [photo-3d] Re: Twin Strip capable theatres

["John A. Rupkalvis" <stereoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Screening rooms often have two projectors, as they can show "dailies"
quicker that way.  Dailies are usually less than 1000 ft. per reel, so when
there is more footage, they just alternate between projectors like they used
to do when showing features in theaters.  Also, since at least one of these
projectors is fitted with a sound stripe sound reader, they are capable of
synchronized interlock sometimes a "projector" is only fitted with a sound
reader and not a projection head or lamphouse.  Such a machine is often
called an "interlock projector", although actually it is not a projector at
all.
Some screening rooms are equipped with three projectors, two for picture,
and one for interlock sound, but more often I think you will find two, with
one serving dual purposes.

JR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gee" <73157.2172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Photo-3D" <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 6:31 PM
Subject: [photo-3d] Re: Twin Strip capable theatres


> Brian wrote:
> >If it is the same print that was shown in NYC recently, then it is a
> >new twin-strip print.  The gentleman who spoke at the Film Forum (I
> >forget his name and title) mentioned that there were only a few movie
> >theaters in the US still able to show twin strip 3D.  The Film Forum,
> >one in Chicago, one in LA (the one mentinoed above I assume) and
> >another somewhere else in California.
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> I believe there are more than you think.  The Detroit Film Theatre at the
> Detroit Institute of Arts has been equipped since 1982 for twin-strip,
> and the New Neon Movies in Dayton, Ohio was equipped as of a couple
> of years ago.  The New Neon recently lost its Cinerama capabilities, and
> it's possible that the twin-strip sync motors were removed at the same
> time.
> I've heard that it's not as difficult as you may think to set up a system
> either.
> The big barrier seems to be the cost of the silver screen.
>
> Does anyone else know of more twin-strip capable theatres out there???
>
>                                                              Derek Gee
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